New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-10
tkA Good mornlngr, and with this remark be

left the room. t,,.,t
Where the mischief did he get the money 20
come back He must have had some about Dim
when he left. What fool was not 10 nave asker
him That will soon como TO an end though. hes
bound to be after before long, II u y only LOT
what got from him in Cannon-st. Forisfamiated
indeed the yo1ng ass death ana povS, vf Sas
pie like NINE. EGad. 1 like his nonsense. pits .s
Lawrence, and his uncle Sam. aud his cousin h1Din
will be forisfamIlating themselves next NO asious
as have the money they bound to come 70 me- rs
certain as the needle comes TO the magnet Besides,
Miss Seymour is married and there Is no use IN MS
crying after her now: Shall tel MN so AZ ONCE
aud have done W th his nonsense lCs Detler uoi;
perhaps He would not believe 1t on my worn
alone and If he once saw her while ne is III MS
present state goodness knows whas wou Won, napp1d
Very likely he'd get her to run oil with MIN, ana
then there'd be divorce. and the deVii 10 pay;
He'd marry her very likely. afterward; Nc, no ne
better have few months to cool himself. Whem ne
finds his pockeIs empty and his love hown. he IL Dc
dOcle enough"
When Edward Oldham left his father be went to
the Albany, where he fOrnd his chambers as nc nan
left them with two quarters rent unpaid. HIS
father had called the previous September ana toIu
the steward that his son had lett town 10 got ru vi
the persecution of a lady with whom he mad got
himself entanged, and the Information hra
O'PheIan had received was dictated by the ,atner
1t is wonderful what au amount OF conmaseno yea
really wealthy man inspires The steward aho
Mr. diversified felt that they were quite SAFE IN tns
hands of Mr.. Oldham, of l.eadenhall-st. ana
obeyed his instructions implicitly.
When the furniture In his chambers was sod
That that he had about $500 to begin the
y, wOI aSok Of going to nns ssns
into any BUSINESS with tais small capital. so be
set resolutely to work to try II ne cou1 NOT MAKE
money on the press. Accordingly he sent a number
of articles to the London daily papers, and to The
principal reviews. some OF these articles we're
returned; of the rest 10 heard nothing more;
Then he tried some of the leading provincial
papers, bat with the same result. lie had been
working in this way for about two months, aud
was very nearly giving the whole tnlng up IN ois.
gust when, fortunately. he met an Old coliege
friend who was the London EDITOR OF paper called
The Northern Ne,cs letter. Through the instrument
tally of this friend he was appointed TO be London
correspondent to the paper, with salary OF SIX
pounds per week. His ddty Vas simply TO write a
letter every day which would occupy about col
umh of the paper; and two or three hours genera,
ly sufficcd for composition of this letter TRAD
ually the articles, which he had ample time 10
WRITE began to be accepted by var ous daily papers
and reviews; and thus he fonnd, IN the course OF
two or three months so, that he was making
very comfortable little income. The only trouDie
he had was about Kate Seymour, and the
thought of her haunted HIM day and night.
Having ascertained that sDe had not returned to
Margate he consulted private detective, and IS
sued a series of what are termed agony adveitise-
ments." But The advertisements remained unc
answered. and the detective coud lind no trace oil
Miss Seymour.
Aud so time went on until one evening in the be-
ginning of August, when he went 10 concert at
ot. Jamess Hall He had been TO very few theatres
OF concerts since his return; bat he went on Ids
occasion. partly because lie had free ticket and
thought he might work something about the con-
cert INTO his "etter" partly because Mrs. Hrrbert
was announced TO sing Schuberts Adieu ana ne
had an unaccountable yearnng to hear the hrst
song he had heard Kate seymour sing. The concert
begun with Beethovens wondrons overture 20
LeonOra. Ii was well pcrfor nod. which IL saving
deal for any orchestra and ITS mlahty tae OF
yearnlng. hope. disaD pointmeDt. and hnal triumph
seemed 70 Rim like the tae of his own life They
would conquer IN the end. and Leonora would be
his own Why cannot such music abide IN
the senses as picture does ! 10 is gone
almost before we realize II. The applause
whch greeted tho terrific passage that
concludes this greatest OF overtntes had died
away and he was sitting In the silence of the
concert-halI bling with the spirit of hope and
daring il had awakened within him. when "A ioud
clapping Of hands from the audience announced
that Mrs. Herbert was coming up the steps which
led to the platform. I he gentleman who was to
accompany her came first There was a moments
delay caused from tho narrowness OF the staircase
Some people before him rose from their seats: ne
could only catch q glimpse of tall lady In dark
dress. Then the people whose curiosity had made
them rise for the instant sat down. while the lady
advanced to the verge of the platform IL was
Kate Seymour
Edward Oldham held his programme before a face
that was as colorless a the face II CORPSE lie
knew that she might break down If she were to SEQ
him so he bo wed his he d and hid his face hind
the programme until she had left the platform.
How she sang he had no idea all his thoughts hay-
ing been devoted 10 cOnccalng himself from her.
Ii was only when he heard loud bursi OF app ause
mingled with the cries of Encore" that he know
the ordeal over. ana tde continuance OF the
applause warned hIm 20 Get out OF the hall before
she should roiurn When the door OF the con-
cert-bai had closed behlnd hm he felt
as n he had awakened from a horrld
dream Kate seymour Mrs. llerhertf Was shc
married, or WIS it an assumed nanei lie looked n.
the programme 10 see ii she were 10 sing again. and
fund that she was to sing IN the second part the
Thank goodness" he thought. :" can commu-
nlcate with her tonight"
Then he went into tho restaurant and asked for
glass of brandy, with which he was served by
Young lady, who looked curlously 10 his white and
baggard face and when he had drunk the brandy
he went To q club be belonged 10 IN Rcgent-st to
write a letter 20 her. 1t was only wncn he at
temp cd to ndite the letter that he found the diff
cultics there were IN addressing Mrs. Herbert IN
suitable manner III she were another mans wife 1T
would not do 10 address her "a " Ny darling Kate"
10 address her as " Dear Mrs. Herbert" was too
cold. Again. II would he dIificnlt within the com
pass of q letter 70 tell her OF the way IN which he
had been enfrappcd and taken out of the country
Aud If she were married there was something that
was rcpugnant to his iee ncs IN the thought Of the
shock IL wonld give her If she were 10 be suddenly
Informed of the real cause Of his dsappearance on
their wedding-eve. lie wrote aud tore up half
dozen letters and at last had to be coutented with
the following:
"GRosvESoR CLUE. August 4, 1877.
81 shall explain the reason of my absence when
| see YOU. Please let the com nisslonairc who de-
lIvers this letter have line to say where and when
can see you. | await your answer at the above
so Mrs HERBERT"
A commissionaire whom he had sent for was
waiting for him when he had finished this note,
and they went together TO 81. Jamcss Hail. where
he waited about tho door of the concert-IOom until
Mrs. Herbert's performance was over. Then he
sent the commIssionairc to the stage door with the
note. aud went back 10 his Clue 10 wait LOT the
answer. In about half an hour the conmissionaire
returned with letter aud small box. lie tore the
letter open and read:
ST. JAMEss HALL, August 4. 1877.
" In the accompanying box you Will find tho jew
eIrv Won once gave me. You will understand why
| return IT. do not know whether | ought to meet
you. but we are living AT Dagmar Cottage, Grove
Road. n. w., and shall be alone tomorrow between
~ and /. II you should call can only trust to
your feelings as gentleman to nal the inter
view as little painful possible aud to regard 1T
"a final CATHERINE HERBERT"
When Edward Oldham read this letter he folded
it carefully ND. and put 1t IN his pocket Then he
gave the cominissonairc half sovereign for his
trouble put the jcwei-case under his arm. and
walked back to the Office of The Northern Ncus Let
ter IN Fleet-st. All the way he found himself